Month: November 2022

Europe Hotel & Resort announces multi-million-euro development

Tuesday, November 22, 2022.

The Europe Hotel & Resort announces multi-million-euro development of Phase B of The Lodges at The Europe

The Europe Hotel & Resort is pleased to announce the construction of Phase B of their employee accommodation facility – The Lodges at The Europe.

In 2018, the company invested over 4.5 million euro into the first phase of The Lodges, an employee accommodation headquarters based at The Europe Hotel & Resort. The second phased which is now under construction comes in line with the company’s continued commitment to their employees and being a quality employer.

Phase B will first see the demolition and removal of the old staff house followed by the construction of 4 new accommodation blocks boasting 40 generous en-suite rooms. Alongside the high-spec accommodation, this phase will also include a new state-of-the-art gym, bicycle storage, laundry facilities and

Irish hotel tech pioneer joins forces with Sceptre Hospitality Resources

Friday, November 18, 2022.

Irish hotel tech pioneer joins forces with US private equity backed Sceptre Hospitality Resources (SHR)

Irish hotel tech pioneer Avvio is joining forces with US private equity backed Sceptre Hospitality Resources (SHR). The move brings together two of the industry’s most dynamic, entrepreneurial companies and follows Serent Capital’s investment in SHR in 2020. Serent Capital sponsored the acquisition of Avvio through SHR to create a technology powerhouse for independent hotels and chains with unrivaled customer support across the world.

Headquartered in Limerick, Ireland, and founded in 2002 Avvio has been a pioneer in hotel technology for 20 years. In 2017 it launched the world’s first AI powered booking engine, allora.ai. Today allora.ai provides technology to over 500 hotels around the world and powers over £400m in transactions every year.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, SHR is a

Kenny Jacobs Appointed As Chief Executive Officer at daa

Friday, November 18, 2022.

The Board of daa has today appointed Kenny Jacobs as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Jacobs will take up the role in January, succeeding Dalton Philips, who left the business at the end of the summer. Mr Jacobs has been appointed for a seven-year term.

daa has airport and travel retail business interests in 15 countries around the world. daa’s principal activities include operating Dublin and Cork airports in Ireland, global airport retailing through its subsidiary Aer Rianta International (ARI) and international aviation consultancy and investment through daa International. The company is state-owned and headquartered at Dublin Airport.

Kenny Jacobs, a Cork native, has extensive experience in marketing, commercial and operations in large consumer serving businesses. He spent over six years at Ryanair as Chief Marketing Officer, where he lead digital, customer service, marketing and

A Different way of looking at Business Retention and why we lose People

Wednesday, November 16, 2022.

Retention, how to ensure this happens

A different way of looking at retention and why we lose people in our businesses

Staff turnover in hospitality has always been high and it is not a new phenomenon in the industry.

The fact is, since the Covid pandemic, this issue has come to a new level never seen before. Another fact, it is not only in Ireland but worldwide and also many other industries suffer the same.

Who do we have to blame for this? The purpose of this article is not to find somebody responsible for it, we want to look at a possible solution and how to improve the situation.

Today’s labour market brings new challenges for many businesses. Hotels always competed for the best staff, but never before was there such a

Tourism Ireland and partners attend Travel News Market in Stockholm

Tuesday, November 15, 2022.

Targeting Swedish tourists for Ireland

Tourism Ireland, together with five tourism companies from Ireland, have recently been attending Travel News Market in Stockholm, promoting and selling Ireland to Swedish tour operators and travel agents.

Travel News Market – a one-day B2B event – was a valuable opportunity to connect with influential Swedish travel trade and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) buyers – all looking for destination inspiration and information for their clients. The companies from Ireland engaged in a series of one-to-one, pre-scheduled appointments, to negotiate and secure vital contracts for 2023.

Emer Mac Diarmada, Tourism Ireland’s Manager for the Nordic Region, said: “Tourism Ireland was delighted to attend Travel News Market in